We don’t know if the claim about Def Jam is true, and if it is, we don’t know if there’s any connection with the Cravath case. But bed bugs can afflict multiple offices just as they can affect neighbors in apartment buildings.

You’ll remember that multiple high-profile businesses operating out of 375 Hudson St. — namely Penguin and Saatchi and Saatchi, have also have been said to have infestations, in that case only a month apart.

A source said, “Universal had its three floors fumigated last month. But this week, a small area of the ICM offices directly below were found to be infested, so the office was evacuated and fumigated within 24 hours. They even brought in bedbug-seeking beagles.” One source said the problem was building-wide. A Universal rep said, “We were aware of the issue and it has been resolved on our floors.” No comment from ICM.

ICM is a celebrity agency. It sounds like the bed bugs at 825 8th Ave. are getting around.

Update (4/6/2010):

A user calling herself Erica Knowles commented below:

Universal is closed until 12 today (4/6/10) because the bedbugs are apparently back.

A source said, “Universal had its three floors fumigated last month. But this week, a small area of the ICM offices directly below were found to be infested, so the office was evacuated and fumigated within 24 hours. They even brought in bedbug-seeking beagles.” One source said the problem was building-wide. A Universal rep said, “We were aware of the issue and it has been resolved on our floors.” No comment from ICM.